Rusty Hardin, Jr.
Houston, TX
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Rusty Hardin, Jr. is an attorney based in Houston, TEXAS. The practice focuses on Business, Criminal Defense, and Litigation. Currently practicing at Rusty Hardin & Associates LLP.
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- Houston, TEXAS
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- Business · Criminal Defense · Litigation
- Handles Business, Criminal Defense, and Litigation matters from Houston, TEXAS.
- Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Bet-the-Company Litigation (Houston) (2026).
About Rusty Hardin, Jr.: Rusty Hardin, Jr. is an attorney based in Houston, TEXAS. The practice focuses on Business, Criminal Defense, and Litigation. Currently practicing at Rusty Hardin & Associates LLP.
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About Rusty Hardin, Jr.
Acclaimed Texas trial lawyer Rusty Hardin is the founder and name partner of Houston’s Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP, accomplished in both complex civil matters and significant criminal cases. Mr. Hardin has more than 40 years of litigation experience, beginning his career as an assistant prosecutor in Houston’s Harris County in 1975.
Since entering private practice in 1991, Mr. Hardin has tried over 70 jury trials, fairly evenly split between civil and criminal cases. His clients have been as varied as Arthur Andersen in both civil and criminal cases; Dow Jones, for whom the firm won a new trial in the face of the largest libel verdict in history; the J. Howard Marshall II estate in the nationally followed probate trial involving claims made by Anna Nicole Smith; ExxonMobil Corp.; Rice University; Las Vegas Sands; and a lengthy roster of professional athletes that includes Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs, Warren Moon, Rudy Tomjanovich, Calvin Murphy and Adrian Peterson.
Mr. Hardin also has a lengthy track record of independent investigations involving highly sensitive matters. He served as chief trial counsel for Independent Counsel Robert Fiske and his successor Kenneth Starr in the Whitewater investigation. And more recently, he led a politically fraught investigation into the actions of a University of Texas System Regent for a Texas legislative committee.
Mr. Hardin has earned many accolades over the years, earning a place on The National Law Journal’s list of The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America in 2013 and profiled as a “Trial Ace” by Law360 in 2015. He was named one of the "25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century" by Texas Lawyer in 2010. He has been selected a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Since 2009, Hardin has served on the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee.
A native of North Carolina, Hardin received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
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Education
Southern Methodist University
J.D. · 1975
Wesleyan University
B.S. · 1965
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Texas, State Bar of
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Lawyer of the Year — Bet-the-Company Litigation (Houston)
2026
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Houston)
2019
Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Oil and Gas Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Benchmark Litigation Star, 2013-2022, 2024
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Recipient, Texas Bar Foundation, Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, 2024
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2023-2024
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2022-2024
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named to Chambers Global Guide - Band 1 in USA Litigation: Trial Lawyers, 2024
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named to the Lawdragon Hall of Fame Class of 2023
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, 2021-2023
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2023
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2009, 2011, 2018, 2020-2023
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 Houston Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2011, 2016-2023
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named a “Lion of the Texas Bar” by Texas Lawbook, 2015
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named a “Trial Ace” by Law360, 2015
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Texas Lawyer Lifetime Achievement award, 2015
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named one of “The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America,” National Law Journal, 2013
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Recipient, Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, Lifetime Excellence in Advocacy Award, 2013
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Ranked nationwide by Chambers USA in Litigation: Trial Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 Houston Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2011, 2016-2025
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lifetime Achievement Membership among America’s Top 100 Attorneys
2026
Best Lawyers in America — "Prosecutor of the Year," State Bar of Texas, 1989
2026
Best Lawyers in America — "Go-To Lawyer" for Civil Defense Litigation, Texas Lawyer, 2002
2026
Best Lawyers in America — "Attorney to Hire When You’re in Trouble," Houston Chronicle, 2003
2026
Best Lawyers in America — "Houston’s Top Lawyers," H Texas magazine, 2006
2026
Best Lawyers in America — "Go-To Lawyer" for Commercial Litigation, Texas Lawyer, 2007
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 10 Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2007
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named one of "The 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter-Century," Texas Lawyer, 2010
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named one of "The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America," National Law Journal, 2013
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named a "Trial Ace" by Law360, 2015
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named a "Lion of the Texas Bar" by Texas Lawbook, 2015
2026
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What areas of law does Rusty Hardin, Jr. practice?
Rusty Hardin, Jr. focuses on Business, Criminal Defense, Litigation, and White Collar.
Where is Rusty Hardin, Jr. located?
Rusty Hardin, Jr. primarily serves clients in Houston, Texas, with an office at 1401 McKinney Street.
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